Şahinbey

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = metro district

| name = Şahinbey

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| image_map = Gaziantep location Şahinbey.png

| map_caption = Map showing Şahinbey District in Gaziantep Province

| image_logo = Şahinbey government logo.png

| coordinates = {{coord|36|54|24|N|37|12|15|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| province = Gaziantep

| leader_party = AKP

| leader_name = Mehmet Tahmazoğlu

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| area_total_km2 = 960

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| population_total = 941055

| population_as_of = 2022

| postal_code =

| area_code = 0342

| website = {{url|https://www.sahinbey.bel.tr/}}

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Şahinbey is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its area is 960 km2,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=12 July 2023}} and its population is 941,055 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} It was named after Şahin Bey (1877–1920), a Turkish National Movement commander. It covers the southern part of the agglomeration of Gaziantep and the adjacent countryside. It is the location of a large amount of student housing for the public University of Gaziantep, as well as the site of two private universities: Zirve and Hasan Kalyoncu.

Composition

There are 181 neighbourhoods in Şahinbey District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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Sport

Two women's football clubs are based in Şahinbey. The 2006-established Gazikentspor playing in the Women's Second League and the 2021-founded Gaziantep Asyaspor, which was promoted to the Women's Super League in the [-2023–24 season.

References

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{{Districts of Turkey|provname=Gaziantep|sortkey=Sahinbey}}

{{Şahinbey District}}

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Category:Districts of Gaziantep Province

Category:Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey

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